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Loveland High School all-state softball player Madi Eslinger waited more than a year for Wednesday to arrive. That is how long it has been since the senior made a verbal commitment to continue her athletic career at Colorado State.

With its 37-17 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday afternoon, Arkansas State has won two games in a row and five out of its last seven games. A substantial turnaround following the first two games of the season that saw the Red Wolves in blowout fashion.

JONESBORO -- Arkansas State picked up its fifth win of the season with a decisive 37-17 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on a picture perfect day Saturday afternoon at Centennial Bank Stadium.

It took one of their better second halves of the season, but the Loveland Red Wolves are headed to the second round of the Class 4A playoffs.

JONESBORO -- Coming off a 34-24 road win at Louisiana-Monroe a week ago, Arkansas State (4-4, 2-2 Sun Belt Conference) will match up with another team from the Bayou State when it takes on Louisiana-Lafayette (5-3, 2-2) at Centennial Bank Stadium this afternoon.

Arkansas State (4-4, 2-2 Sun Belt Conference) continued its dominance over the Louisiana-Monroe (2-6, 0-5) program on Saturday afternoon. The Red Wolves won their 14th consecutive game against the Warhawks in a 34-24 victory at Malone Stadium in Monroe, La. The Red Wolves have not lost to the Warhawks since the 2009 season.

On senior night at Ray Patterson Stadium Friday, the Loveland football team ended its regular season with a 48-15 victory over Longmont, assuring the Red Wolves a home playoff game when the Class 4A tournament begins next weekend.

Arkansas State true freshman quarterback Jaylen Raynor is used to being thrown into the fire of competition early.

First-year Coach Bryan Hodgson and the Arkansas State mens basketball program picked up a major commitment Wednesday when 6-11 big man Josh Hill of Marietta (Ga.) Wheeler committed to the Red Wolves on Wednesday afternoon.

Mountain View cross country coach Whitney Hornung wasn't sure what to expect from her girls team when the season began back in August.